dolphins

Humpback dolphins: South Africa’s most endangered dolphin

Although shy and somewhat elusive, the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) is commonly sighted in Plettenberg Bay’s nearshore waters. These dolphins can often be seen swimming along the Keurbooms and Robberg beaches, alone or in small groups of between 2 and 15 individuals. Humpback dolphins can be readily distinguished from other dolphins by the READ MORE

The differences between whales, dolphins and porpoises.

People use the term dolphin, porpoise and whale to describe marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacean (from the Greek work ketos, “large sea creature”), and often use them incorrectly. Cetaceans are divided into two groups; baleen whales (Mysticeti) and toothed whales (Odontoceti). The main differences between these two groups are that the baleen whales READ MORE

Dolphins playing in the surf at Keurbooms.

The bottlenose dolphins encountered on our boat trips gave the guests a great show, playing in the surf on Keurbooms beach. While some animals jumped next to the boat, others were travelling in a relaxed manner in the surf zone. Did you know that bottlenose dolphins are the most commonly caught species for dolphinariums because READ MORE

Dolphins at speed

On the boat trip yesterday morning the guests had an amazing sighting of common dolphins. These dolphins travel in large groups and at high speeds (~35km/hr) which can make the ocean look like it is boiling. The dolphins followed the boat, swimming next to it, jumping out of the water and bow riding.

The difference between whales, dolphins and porpoises.

People use the term dolphin, porpoise and whale to describe marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacean (from the Greek work ketos, “large sea creature”), and often use them incorrectly. Whales (Cetacean) are divided into two group’s baleen whales (Mysticeti) toothed whales (Odontoceti). The main difference between them is that baleen whales have baleen and READ MORE

Dolphins playing in the waves

We had a great weekend out at sea with Ocean Blue. On Sunday we had ±200 Bottlenose dolphins playing in the surf at Keurbooms beach. The dolphins never stopped breaching and playing in the waves giving the guests a great show. Yesterday we had a year old humpback whale calf and its mother passing through READ MORE

Dolphins playing in the surf

? This weekend we had great dolphin sightings in Plettenberg Bay. Bottlenose dolphins have been seen Saturday, Sunday and Monday. We are lucky to see dolphins all year round in the Plettenberg Bay area. When they come into the bay it’s mainly to rest and ply in the surf zone along the beautiful beaches.  Lets READ MORE

Whale Watching Picture of the Day – Garden Route

Whale Watching / Ocean Safari / Close Encounter Whale Experience – Picture of the Day  Yesterday on our 09h30 and we had this Brydes whale at Keurbooms Village. This whale swam alongside the boat for 10 minutes before moving off. En-route to Robberg, we encountered 9 Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphins playing in the surf at Robberg READ MORE

Picture of the day: Southern Right Whale

“Picture of the day” On Monday 16th April we had our second Southern Right whale passing through the bay for 2012. Guests were entertained on Robberg Beach with this whale breaching up to 5 to 6 times ± 2kilometers off the Beacon Island moving towards the Point of Robberg. Today on both our 09h30 and READ MORE